Drytech Processes [ I ] Pvt. Ltd. Offers Gum Ghatti. Drytech Processes [ I ] Pvt. Ltd. Is an ISO 9001 : 2000 and HACCP certified company. Gum Ghatti is amorphous, translucent exudates of the Anogeissus latifolia tree of the Combretaceae family. Ghatti gum is formed as a protective sealant when the tree bark is damaged and is in a soft plastic condition when it is first exuded. Ghatti is a mixed Calcium and magnesium salt of a complex polysaccharidic acid. On acid hydrolysis has shown the polymer is a heterogeneous Polysaccharide. Composition of Gum Ghatti after acid hydrolysis is L- Arabinose, D-Galactose, D- Mannose, D- Xylose, D- Glucuronic acid. The equivalent weight range of the product is 1340 to 1735. Gum Ghatti does not form complete aqueous solutions but forms viscous dispersions in water at concentrations of 5.0 percent. It is used in food, drug and cosmetic applications and is used as a stabilizer for oil-in-water emulsions. It can be used in the preparation of a dry, stable, fat soluble vitamin formulation by combining the active ingredients with Gum ghatti. In foods, it is used as an emulsifier and stabilizer and also can be used as flavour fixative in foods.
